Abstract:

Ibn Haldun (1332-1406), with his views in the framework of "Society and Civilization Science" (Science-i Umran), which constitutes the subject of the monumental work of Mukaddime, which he received in Arabic, is a thinker who emphasizes universality and up-to-date in the field of state theory. It is thought that he has conceptualized a series of universal facts he observed in the social and political field in Mukaddime and has shown great care and rigidity in the consistent use of these concepts in his work. Among these concepts, some concepts are of great importance both in Ibn Haldun's theory of society and civilization and in today's state theory. These can be classified as the concepts of ictima (social life), umran (social and civilization), asabiya (social power solidarity), vazi (autority), tegallub (government), mulk (power), devle (state), harr (hard) and sultan (government). It is a universal work translated into certain main world languages, some of them more than one. There are more translations in Turkey. However, many translations do not facilitate the work of academics who will work on the state theory of Ibn Haldun. Because the translations of the basic concepts used by Ibn Haldun differ from translation to translation. In some translations, different terms can be used for the same concept. When it comes to Turkish translations, it is apparent that some of the languages are old and the original concepts are used without translation, while some, despite the innovation of the language, the technical and scientific concepts are not used carefully. This situation strengthens the recruitment from Mukaddime in terms of academics who do not know Arabic well. The study aims to investigate the correspondence of the basic concepts in Turkish, English, French and Spanish translations and to reveal the most suitable translation for each concept, taking into account the correspondence of the facts in which the concepts correspond in the current state theory and public law.

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